Phillips Petroleum Company

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

Joseph S Shveima

Max P McDaniel

Elizabeth Ann Benham

Kathy S Collins

Anthony P Eaton

James L Smith

Ashish M Sukhadia

Joel L Martin

Michael D Jensen

Gil R Hawley

Ronald D Knudsen

Rolf L Geerts

Shirley J Martin

Margie F Jackson

Bruce E Kreischer

Rex L Bobsein

Steven J Secora

Eric T Hsieh

Joseph J Bergmeister

John D Stewart

Rickey D Badley

Gerhard K Guenther

This invention provides oxide matrix compositions that can be utilized in catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. The oxide matrix composition comprises residual mineral components and an oxide precursor. The catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and an oxide matrix composition. Processes for producing the oxide matrix composition and the catalyst composition are also provided.

Organometal catalyst compositions

A catalyst system composition comprising a chromium compound supported on a silica-titania support, wherein said catalyst system has been reduced with carbon monoxide, and a cocatalyst selected from the group consisting of i) alkyl lithium compounds, ii) dialkyl aluminum alkoxides in combination with at least one metal alkyl selected from the group consisting of alkyl zinc compounds, alkyl aluminum compounds, alkyl boron compounds, and mixtures thereof and iii) mixtures thereof can be used to polymerize olefins to produce a low density polymer with a decreased melt index and/or high load melt index. This catalyst system also can be used with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system to polymerize olefins. Polymerization processes using these catalyst system compositions are also provided. Polymers resulting from polymerization processes using the inventive catalyst and cocatalyst systems have a decreased high load melt index, decreased melt index, increased fluff bulk density, and are useful as components to make bi-modal molecular weight resins for film and/or blow molding applications.

Polymerization catalyst systems and processes using alkyl lithium compounds as a cocatalyst

A novel magnesium treated silica-containing compound that is useful as a support for chromium based olefin polymerization catalyst systems is provided which produces ethylene polymers having with MWD's that promote good properties particularly in HMW film applications.

Polymerization catalyst systems, methods of making and uses therefor

A process for preparing pillared chromium phyllosilicate clay &agr;-olefin catalysts is disclosed. This process utilizes palygorskite and sepiolite clays. The pillaring of said clays comprises the steps of: (a) preparing a hydrolyzed first solution by dissolving a chromium salt and a base in water, heating said first solution to a temperature in the range of about 20&deg; C. to about 100&deg; C. while stirring continuously until the solution reaches a pH in the range of about 1.5 to about 2.5 and thereby producing a master batch; (b) diluting said master batch with water to produce a diluted second solution and heating said diluted second solution to produce a heated second solution; (c) adding a solid clay selected from the group consisting of sepiolites and palagorskites to said heated second solution, and continuing heating; (d) recovering said pillared chain silicate clay; and (e) drying said pillared chain silicate clay to form first product. The activation of said clays comprise the steps of: (a) heating said first product at a temperature in the range of about 150&deg; C. to about 500&deg; C. and for a time period in the range of about 30 minutes to about 10 hours in an inert atmosphere; (b) thereafter reheating said first product at a temperature in the range of about 500&deg; C. to about 900&deg; C. and for a time period in the range of about 1 hour to about 50 hours in an oxidizing atmosphere and recovering said catalyst composition. This results in clay catalysts which polymerize alpha-olefins.

Chromium phyllosilicate clay &agr;-olefin catalysts

A copolymer of ethylene and a higher alpha-olefin having broadened melt processing windows and reduced melt fracture can be produced using a chromium-containing catalyst system and a trialkyl boron cocatalyst. The polymerization process must be carefully controlled to produce a copolymer resin that easily can be made into articles of manufacture.

Olefin polymerization process

A process for preparing pillared chromium phyllosilicate clay &agr;-olefin catalysts is disclosed. This process utilizes palygorskite and sepiolite clays. The pillaring of said clays comprise the steps of: (a) preparing a hydrolyzed first solution by dissolving a chromium salt and a base in water, heating said first solution to a temperature in the range of about 20&deg; C. to about 100&deg; C. while stirring continuously until the solution reaches a pH in the range of about 1.5 to about 2.5 and thereby producing a master batch; (b) diluting said master batch with water to produce a diluted second solution and heating said diluted second solution to produce a heated second solution; (c) adding a solid clay selected from the group consisting of sepiolites and palagorskites to said heated second solution, and continuing heating; (d) recovering said pillared chain silicate clay; (e) drying said pillared chain silicate clay to form first product.

Process for preparing chromium phyllosilicate clay catalysts

A process is provided comprising copolymerizing, under copolymerizing conditions, ethylene with one or more alpha-olefins, using a catalyst system, where said catalyst system has been sized, to produce a lower-density-copolymer, where said lower-density-copolymer has a density lower than a similar copolymer produced by copolymerizing, under said copolymerizing conditions, ethylene with said one or more alpha-olefins, using said catalyst system, where said catalyst system has not been sized, where said catalyst system that has been sized has had substantially all particles removed that produce, under said copolymerizing conditions, a higher-density-copolymer, where said higher-density-copolymer has a density higher than said similar copolymer.

Ethylene copolymerization process

A process for polymerizing olefins with a catalyst system which comprises contacting a ribbon-like clay selected from the group consisting of sepiolites with a chromium solution. Preparation of said chromium solution comprises the steps off

Chromium ribbon-like silicate clay .alpha.-olefin catalysts

A process for preparing pillared chromium ribbon-like silicate clay .alpha.-olefin catalysts is disclosed which comprises contacting a ribbon-like clay selected from the group consisting of sepiolites with a chromium solution. Preparation of said chromium solution comprises the steps of:

Chromium ribbon-like silicate clay A-olefin catalysts

A composition of matter is provided comprising a catalytic mixture resulting from contacting at least one of each of the following compounds, an pyridine compound, a clay compound, and an organo-nickel compound. Additionally, a process is provided comprising contacting, under polymerization conditions, at least one alpha-olefin, with a catalytic mixture resulting from contacting at least one of each of the following compounds, an pyridine compound, a clay compound, and an organo-nickel compound.

Polymerization catalyst and process

An ethylene polymerization catalyst system is provided. This catalyst system is produced by the process comprising forming an activated and reduced composition that is substantially free of titania and that comprises a fluorine compound, a chromium compound, and a catalyst support that consists essentially of silica. An ethylene polymerization process is provided. This process uses the ethylene polymerization catalyst system above. This catalyst system is contacted with ethylene, in the presence of hydrogen and trialkylaluminum, under polymerization conditions, to produce a polyethylene resin.

Catalyst system and process

A composition of matter is provided comprising a catalytic mixture resulting from contacting at least one of each of the following compounds, an pyridine compound, a clay compound, and an organo-nickel compound. Additionally, a process is provided comprising contacting, under polymerization conditions, at least one alpha-olefin, wih a catalytic mixture resulting from contacting at least one of each of the following compounds, an pyridine compound, a clay compound, and an organo-nickel compound.

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Bartlesville, OK, United States of America

Joseph S Shveima